The Sun. — London, England, 1838-07-14 00:00:00

CITY ENTERTAINMENT IN HO NOUR OF THE CORONATION OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. Yesterday this most interesting event took place in the Guildhall. Some difficulty had originally been found in fixing upon a vacant. day for it to come off, in consequence of the great number of parties which were pre-announced by the nobility and gentry in honour of the distinguished foreigners who greeted the coronation of our young and truly illustrious Queen with their presence. At length, through the indefati gable zeal of the Committee, and the generous fortearance, we believe, of Sir Robert Peel, who put off an entertainment which be had meditated for this very evening, the a us pi c i ous event took place, when England's proudest and wealthiest city beheld united in the bond of ft:llowAip within the pre cincts of her festive ball some of the most noble and distin guished members of every nation and community in the civi lized world. It was a proud day for England—it was, we fondly trust, a happy day for Europe—ratifying, as we look upon it, that pledge of peace which, nearly a quarter of a century .ago, was first, with so much pomp, splendour, and enthusiasm, re ciprocated within these very walls. It was a truly enebling and touching scene to behold the veteran heroes, the opponent chiefs of a long previous warfare, vying with one another in reciprocating the warmest testimony, not to their indivhival merits as Generals (for that were a theme which either of them would almost disdain), but to the bravery, the moral valour, and the high-mindedness which characterise the two great nations whose troops they so many years corninanded ; and re-echoing the assurances of the cordial sentiments of friend ship and respect which now exist between those two great nations. The preptvations for this august occasion were nearly on the same scale of splendour as that which was exhibited on the occasion of the late visit of her most gracious Majesty to the City. The throne which her Majesty occupied was still there, surrounded, however, with a gilt railing, in front of which was the chair occupied by the Lord Mayor. The wall around the chief table was ornamented with richly-emblazoned shields of the several foreign kingdoms and states whose Ambassadors Extra ordinary attended at the Coronation of her Majesty, and who were this evening seated at the table beneath. The body of the hail was hung with rich crimson drapery, and either end of it was lined with mirrors, which reflected again and again the splendid scene passing between them. The tables were l a id live in lreadth across the hall, with ample room between tent for the stewards and attendants to pay every possible at tention to the comf,rts and requirements of the company, a d u ty which we feel happy to say they executed with, perfect success. and without . the least appearance of - confusion. The hour nvmcd on the cards of invitaticn was six o'clock ; bc.tstsearly as five o'clock the guests began to make their a ppearance ; and the string of arrivals went on thickening in density, and increasing also in the splendour .and rink of the individuals, till about a quarter to seven. They were ushered in the usual state to the council-chamber, where they were re ceived by the Lord Mayor. The avenues leading to this apartment were hung with drapery, and filled nith flowers of the choicest and most fragrar.tdescription. The Duke of Sussex, the Duke of Wa Ilington. andthe Duke of Dalmatia,wcre loudly cheered on their vray to this apartment; Viscount Melbourne also waa received with marked applause ; and, with these ex ceptions, we believe the preliminary formalities, I ke most b e f o re-dinner ceremonies, were rather monotonous and unin teresting. At a few minu'es before seven, the common coun cillors having previously taken their places at the upi-er por tion of the first tables, the bulk of the company made their way to the hall, and soon possessed themselves of the seats allotted to them. The sound of the trumpets at the top of the steps leading into the hall-room, the council cha über then ennouneed the approach of the State prece - sion, which immediately made its appearance, headed by the Lord Mayor and consisting . generally of her Majesty's : Milistrrs and th e illustrious for.ngt ers in whose honour the eatert iinmeet was maims given. The procession haying made the tour of the hall. preceded as before by the trumpets, proc..ed. d to the chief table, where the Lord M , yer aid his distineuishcd guests took their places according to the following arralge meat THE LORD MAYOR, SUPPORTED ON 1113 lemur ev LErr or • His R o yal Highness the Duke of Archbishop of Cant...ri.ury Sussex Lord Chawellar Hia R oya l ingi.ness D.:ke The Lord Primate of al I. elani de Nemours Duke of Richmond His Royal Highness th , 2 Duke of Beaufort Cobourg Bucelcuch The Austrian Ambassador Wellington The Ru,sian Ambassador Sutherland The French Ambassador Marquis of Salisbury Count Ludolf Londonderry Prima de Ligne Westminster Prince Schwarzenberg Baron do Capel:en Marquis de Mtratiores Prince Putbus Count Allen Marquis of Brignoles Couut de Lowenhielm Duke de Palmella Marshal Soult, Duke of Dalmatia Prince of Holstein rince of Furstenberg The Prussian 'Minister The Belgian Minister The American Minister The panish Minister The tardinian Minister The Grecian Minister The Hanoverian Minister Tile Saxon Minister The Swedish Minister The Portuguese Minister The Mexican Minister Mr. Van Buren, son of the Presi dent of the United States Mr. R. Abercromby, son of .he Speaker Alderman Sir C. S. Hunter Birch Lord Seymour Marquis of Blandford Earl of Shaftesbury Ba ngton Aberdeen Orkney Blexborcugh Lichfield Duce Lo•elac? Lord bn Russell Viscount Melbourne Palmerston I ord George Lennox I ord Granville Somerset Lord Francis Egerton Viscount Howick Strangford Beresfod Lord Stanley Dalmeny Viscount Ingestre Lowther Lord Worsley Glere!g Willoughby d'Ercsby Hill Brougham Hoyden Sir W. Heyg•te Brown Thompson, M.P. Sir P. Laurie Copeland, M.P. Sir C. Marshall Johnson T. Wood White Magnay Sir M. 3fonte6ore, Sheriff The Bishop of Bangor St. Davi l's Carlisle Oxford Gloucester Chichester Salisbury Hereford Derry Right Hon. Sir R. Peel H. Geulburn Sir G. Cockburn J. C. Herries Sir G. Murray Sir H. Hardinge Sir J. Graham G. R. Dawson Sir E. Sugden T. D'Eyncourt W. Cowper S. Rice W. Gore Teignmouth Captain Beaufort The Hon. Sir Lowry Cole Captain Dundas, R.N. Colonel Joues, R. A. Alderman Scholey Sir 3f. Wood, M.P. 'enables Lucas Sir J. Key, Bart. Farebrother Kelly Wilson Harmer Pirie Lainson Humphrey Sir J. Carroll, Sheriff Sir J. Shaw, Chamberlain Right Hon. the Speaker Sir J. Hobhouse T. S. Rice Sir R. H. Vivian H. Labouchere C. S. Byng The Lord Chief-Justice Tindal Hon. Justice Littledale Bosanquet Coleridge The Attorney-General The Solicitor-General Mr. Sergeant Taddy Lords of the Admira!ty, Sir C. Adam Sir W. Parker' Captain Troubridge Captain Berkeley Lords of the Treasury, Mr. It. Steuart Mr. O'Ferrall Sir W. Wood, Deputy-Garter Secretaries of the Treasury, Mr. E. J. Stanley Mr. A. G. Spearman Mr. C. Wood, Secretary of the Ad. miralty Mr. S. M. Phillirps • Hon. F. Mauls Hon. W. F. Strangways Sir G. Gray, Bart, The Suites of the Foreign Princes and Ambassadors Amongst the other distinguished individuals present were the following Members of Parliament :—The three city Mem bers (Crawford, Grote, and Pattison), Captain Alsager, Mr Baines, Sir F. Burdett, Mr. Byng, Sir E. Codrington, Sir W. Follett, R. Gordon, D. W. Harvey, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Hume, Mr. Easthope, Sir R. Inglis, Sir C. Kerrison, Mr. Litton, Mr. O'Connell, Sir F. Pollock, Sir G. Sinclair, Mr. It. V. Smith, Mr. E. Tennent, Sergeant Wilde, Mr. T. Wood, jun., Messrs. J. H. Ley and W. H. Ley, clerks of the House of Commons, the Sergeant and Deputy, the Speaker's Secretary, and the Chaplain. The Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank, the De puty-Chairman of the East India Company, and many of the most eminent merchants and bankers. We have said that the arrangements on the present occasion were on a scale of splendour about equal to that which signalized the auspicious day when her Ma jesty Queen Victoria paid her first visit to her devoted and loyal citizens in November last. Of course somethinn• must necessarily be allowed for the different periods of the year when these two great entertainments took place. Yester day the earlier proceedings were of course conducted by day - light, and that blaze of illumination which distinguished the very first glimpse of the hall on the 9th of November was not no w apparent. This trifling discrepancy at s'a:tnig, however, between the two entertainments was mere than adequately compensatA by the splendour which vies in preparat:on for a later period of the evening,e Since the memorable era of 1813, when so many of the crowned heads cf Europe partook of a city banquet under the roof of this ancient and noble hall, we do not remember that the sublime art of illumination has e‘ er been exhibited with more effect than it was last night in the Guildhall of London. For the seasonable reason we have mentioned, the hall was nut lit up pr:or to the arrival of the company, save only the two magnificent chandaliers, msde by Collins for the Queen's visit in November. These, at a very subdued ktate, were just alight, and many were the suppressed mur mur It vi re ine x the company at the tim" dinner was drawing • at the gloom which aparently threatened them. TAIZT)ps ..cas evidently the intent and purpose of tho7e itendel this department; for on ae health of IS Queen being given, or either on the last tre tAM4#• tit `' tin co times three," and the strik , nati , mal anthem, a blaz. of' light was po: • by enchantment. from the Gothic w i c „ lows of the as well as fe:m th two ch inde:icts, 4, e s j which now were transformed from twinkling stars into re fulgent suns, highly emblazoned with the Royal arms in coloured glass. The effect was perfectly electrical. The surprise and gratification experienced by the whole as sembly was extreme, and was loudly and vehemently ex pressed by not a few of the royal and illustrious personages at the cross-table. To complete the illumination, all the cornices and Gothic compartments, from one end to the other, were, in like manner, and with great rapidity, deline ated in streams and gems of light. In a word, this chef. d'ceuvre of gas illumination was accomplished in a way to re flect the greatest credit upon the Chartered Gas Company, who have brought this invaluable art to such a state of perfec tion. We understand that the number and distribution of jets employed on this occasion were as follow :-2 chandeliers, 4,464 ; 16 Gothic compartments, 6,600 ; east window, 1,200 ; west window, 1,200 ; Queen's Bench, 225 ; Council Cham ber, 432 ; total, 14,121. Each of these jets being equal to about three wax candles, a flood of light was produced equal to nearly 45,000 wax candles. Grace having been said, the savour of turtle breathed its balmy influence from all parts of the ball ; and the assembled guests forthwith responded with hearty avidity to the hospitable call which was made upon their gastronomic powers. The dinner was served in the most profuse and sumptuous style; and to reverse a well-known ill-natured criticism, the soups and venison were hot, the wines deliciously cooled. The reader, however, must form his own opinion of the following bill of fare : GENERAL BILL OF FARE. 120 tureens of turtle, of five pints 30 hams each 30 tongues 17 dishes of fish, consisting of sal- 2 barons of beef mon, turbot, whitings, tench, 37 chantilly baskets and eels 30 dishes of peas 40 haunches of venison 10 sirloins, ribs, and rumps of beef 80 dishes of fowls, capons, and 45 dishes of shellfish pullets 30 ribs, chines, and legs of lamb 40 cherry, gooseberry, and cur- 40 dishes of ducklings rant tarts 20 turkey poults 30 strawberry tourts 80 jellies 40 dishes of potatoes 20 creams 60 ditto of French beans 40 salads and cucumbers 30 French pies 20 dishes of cauliflowers 30 pigeon ditto DESiERT. 75 pine apples, of 2lbs. each 120 cream and watts* Ices, va. 100 dishes of hot.house grapes rious 20 melons 40 dishes of dried fruit 30 dishes of cherries 35 ornamented Savoy cakes 100 ditto of strawberries 30 dishes of preserves, biscuits, 40 ditto of currants and goose. and olives berries PRINCIPAL TABLE. 32 tureens of turtle 8 tongues 17 dishes of fish, various 14 Chantilly baskets 12 haunches of venison 8 dishes of peas 10 dishes of fowls 3 dishes of roast beef 6 capons 15 dishes of shell-fish 12 tarts 9 joints of lamb 9 tourts 12 dishes of ducks 12 dishes of potatoes 6 turkey poults 18 ditto of French beans 24 jellies 6 pullets 6 creams 9 French pies 12 salads and cucumbers 9, pigeon pies 6 cauliflowers 8 hams DESSERT. 12 ditto of currants and gooseberries 35 cream and water ices, various 6 melons 12 dishes of dried fruit 9 dishes of cherries 9 dishes of preserves and olives 30 ditto of strawberries 14 ornamented cakes. TABLES Nos. 1 and 2, IN TIM UPPER PART OF TIIE Hatt.. 23 Tureens of Turtle 6 tongues 8 haunches of venison 8 chantilly baskets 19 pine apples 30 dishes of hothouse grapes 10 tlishes of fowls 4 cape's 4 pullets 8 tarts 8 dishes of peas 2 roast beef 10 dishes of shellfish 6 ditto of lamb 6 tourts 8 ditto of ducks 10 dibLe: cf pota•o.s 4 tprkvy poLlts 4 6.1 es of French beans ICS jelliei G French pies 4 creams 6 pig:•on ditto 10 salads and cucumbers S hau 6 cantiflo ers 13 pine apples DESSERT. S ditto of currants and gooseberries . - - 20 dishes of hot-house grapes 28 cream and water ices, various 4 Melons 8 di3llei of dried fruit 6 dishcs of cherrivs 24 ditto of strawberries S ditto prectrves and olives 6 ornamented cakes TIM FIVE. TABLES IN THE B •I)V OF THE HALL. 6 0 tureens of turtle 2t) hiunches of venison 2J dishes of fx.vls 10 capons 10 p.illets 20 tarts 15 tourts 20 dishes of potatoes 30 dishes of Fiend' beans 15 French pies 15 pigeon ditto 15 hams 15 tongu7s 15 chantilly baskets 15 dishes of peas 5 roast beef 20 dishes of shell-fish 15 ditto of lamb 20 ditto of ducklings I 0 turkey poults 40 jellies 10 creams 10 cauliflowers 20 salads and cucumbers DESSERT. 40 pine apples 50 ditto ofcurrants and gooseberries 50 dishes of hot-house grapes 60 cream and water ices 10 melons 15 dishes of cherries 50 ditto of strawberries 20 dishes of dried fruit 15 ditto of preserves and olives 15 ornamented cakes WINES. Burgundy—champagne—hock—claret—moselle—.madeira—,herry.— At about half-past eight o'clock grace was said, and then the Crier, according to good old custom, announced that the Lord Ma) or drank " A hearty welcome in a loving cup" to all ro)al aed dis'inguished guests, who were enumerated in classes, according to their styles and degrees. This an nouncement was received with loud cheering, and the "cup" went round the table and was highly relished, as well as the good old chitalrous formalities with which its contents are received. Before the toast of the Queen, " Non nobis Domine" was sung by the vocal performers, namely :—Miss Birch, Mr. Juliey, Mrs. Byers, Mr. Turner, Miss Byers, Mr. For ster, Miss E. Byers, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Atkins, Mr. Willing, Mr. Ransford, Mr. Sharp, Mr. Green, Master Ball, Master Such, and chorus. The LORD MAYOR then roso and said, that as no obser vations of his could add interest to the toast he was now about to propose, he should simply give " The Queen." A loud burst of cheering, the most powerful in body and tone we hare heard for many a long day, followed this an nouncement. The cheering after tho toast was drank was but a protracted continuation of the former outburst ; and amidst this universal enthusiasm the band struck up " God save the Queen." The national anthem was then admira bly sung by the vocal performers in the gallery ovtr the south door. The LORD Mayon then gave the next toast—" The Queen Dowager.”—Three -times three. Glee. The LORD MAYOR then gave " The health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, and the other members of the Royal Family."—( Loud and continued cheering.) The Duke of SUSSEX rose to return thanks, and was re ceived with an enthusiastic round of cheering. Owing to the distance at which we sat from the chief table, and the vast size of the hall, the opening observations of his Royal High ness's speech did not reach us. This remark applies also to all the subsequent speakers, which we regret to say were al most inaudible beyond the chief table, where they were gene rally spok , n. His Royal Highness, after expressing his thanks for the manner in which this toast had been proposed and re sponded to, said that he could not let this opportunity pass without expressing the gratification and pride which he felt at the manner in which the City of London had this day re. ceived the distinguished individuals who had come together from all parts of the world to bear testimony of the affection and regard which their Royal masters bore to her Majesty the Queen. He had seen many brilliant scenes in this hall. The last occurrence of the kind was a highly gratifying one—( Cheers)—and did honour not only to the City, but to the country at large.—( Loud cheers.) But he would look back to a much earlier period—namely, to the year 1814, when the Sovereigns and Princes of the different Empires of Europe; came with one accord together, united in rejoicing at the close of a protracted war, and the restoration of a general peace. From the bottom of his heart he united most cor dially in the compliment which was now being offered to the Illustrious Representatives of those Potentates, because he felt and knew that peace and goodwill were still the objects which they all had in view.—(Cheering,.) Twenty-four years had that state of peace, and of consequent happiness and prosperity continued—many, many happy years might it yet hold its reign amongst us. There were so many distinguished States_it was from all p ar t s o f E urope a b ou t h im to -d ay , that was very possible they might not all agree with him or amongst themselves up on some matters o f op i n i on ; but in this common object they were all united, namely, in paying respect and homage to the distinguished Lady who held the sovereign sway of there realms.—(Enthusiastic cheering.) He congratulated the country that the distinguished Foreigners who greeted the present happy o ccas i on with their presence had had during their short sojourn in this country, ample means of seeing that the people of this country had loyalty in their hearts and freedom in their br easts.—( Loud cheers.) He was gratified that: those distinguished personages should see how they conducted affairs in this country. They would see that in England every man showed respect and honour with willingness where it was due. They were alls e u c h a j u e s e e ts h _ e he was a fellow-subject with the m a ll— an d ready at all times to give allegiance to his Sov ere i gn cheerfully, b knew that in so doing he and all of thorn secured their independence and honour.—(Cheers.) Under the secure protection of a good Government, every man, whether high or low, should put his shoulder to the wheel, whenever occa sion might arise for his services, and assist in all things the executive in the discharge of its duties. It was then that they would prove themselves free, and make themselves respected by all surrounding nation. His Royal Highness again returned thanks for the manner in which the toast had been drunk, and resumed his seat amidst renewed and hearty cheering. The LORD MAYOR then gave " the Army and Navy"—.. (Three times three). " Rule Britannia " Lord Him, returned thanks on behalf of the army; and expressed his gratitude to the City of London for having united within its ualls so many illustii( us personages, sho Lai perfcrrned such distinguished services for their respective S ;yen Sir P. DunnAm then rose and said---My Lord, as senior naval officer pr, - sent, I rise to express. on belt; If of my bro ther officers and myself, our grateful acknowleegments for the honour which has been conferred upon the service to which I Lave the honour to belong. We cannot but feel most truly grE,tifi:d by the manner in which that toast has been received by the illustriou3 F.tatosmen and distinguLdied warriors now a:sembl ,- d in the hall of your ancient city, rod lAbo have added so much I - ;y their presence to the brilliancy of our most gracious Queen's coronation. I trust that their visit . to this country may be the means of more firiLly e:ittblislnng the peace of Europe, extending commerce, and ensurinc , the ge neral welfare. I cannot resume my seat, my Lord, without once more expressing to you the high sense my brother offi cers and myself entertain of the distinguished honour you have this day conferred upon us. The LORD MAYOR then gave—" The Sovereigns and States whose Representatives have honoured the City with their presence this day."—(Three times three, and cheers.) Prince ESTERMA ZY returned thanks. The LORD MAYOR then gave " The health of the Foreign Princes who have honoured the City with their presence this day."—(Three times three.) The Duke de NEMOURS returned thanks, and was received with loud cheering. The LORD MAYOR then gave " The Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers."—(Three times three.) Glee— Victoria ! Victoria I Victoria! Be fame to the heroes awarded, Each name is in glory recorded ; May commerce ii.crease; Our banner be Peace; And nation with nation united ; • For terror and toils thus requited; Victoria ! a blessing on earth be Victoria! We could not ascertain who returned thanks for this toast. The Duke of SUSSEX then proposed " the Right Honour able the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, and Common Council of the City of London."—(Loud cheering.) The LORD MAYOR reterned thanks ; and then gave the next toast, namely, " Her Majesty's Ministers," which was received with marked cheering from all parts of the hall. Viscount MELBOURNE said he conceived he should best con sult the convenience of those assembled on the present occa sion by briefly returning the sincere thanks of himself and the rest of her Majesty's Ministers for the honour which had been just done them. With respect also to the quarter ' whence it emanated, and the place where it was drunk, he should also be equally brief, for he had had in the course of his life so many occasions of witnessing and bearing testimony to the intelligence, the hospitality, and the generous feelings of the citizens of London, that it would be almost superfluous for him to dilate on that point at present. He must be permitted, however, to say that be was glad to see that the illustrious individuals who had been deputed by their royal masters the great potentates of Europe to pay homage to the Queen on the occasion of her corona tion had been this day received in a manner altogether worthy of this great city.—(Cheers.) He confidently trusted that the good feeling which now existed between this country and all those States was a guarantee that unanimity, peace and con cord would long, very long, reign amongst us—ay, to a period very far remote from the present day ; a happy state of things, which could not but strengthen the prosperity and promote the welfare of the whole civilised world. —( Loud cheers.) The next toast proposed was " Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, and Marshal Soult, Duke of .Dalmatia."—(Tre mendous cheers; in the midst of which a great portion of the company stood on the chairs to catch a glimpse of the two warriors, who had risen in acknowledgment of the compliment.) The Duke of WELLINGTON said he entertained a high sense of the honour of being associated with so illustrious an indi vilual as him whose name had been given in company with his own ou the present occasion. He was glad to find that the merits and services of that illustrious stranger who was now amongst them bad been properly appreciated by the people of this country.—( Cheers.) And he had no deubt that the illus trious guest of the Corporation must fully appreciat e the cor dial feelings which had been manifested towards him, not only en the present occasion, but on every oth: r occasion when he had presented himself to the public. He (the Duke of Wee lington) was delighted that the King of the French hal cho sen so distinguished an individual to represent him on the oc casion of the coronation of their illustrious Sovereign. The conclusion of the Noble Duke's observations were completely drowned with cheers. The Duke of Dalmatia, who sat about te else seats away from his Grace, seemed to pay great atten tion to what fell from Urn, with the assi:t ince apparently of a gentleman who stood by him, and interpreted what the Noltle Duke said. The Duke of DALMATIA then proceede I, amids: reiterated cheers, to address the company in the Fiends language. He spoke with great feeling, but not with a powerful voice, He commenced by observing that the expressions used by the Duke of Wellington had entered into his very heart. Never had there lived nobler-minded, a braver, or a more honourable man than that illustrious general.—( Cheers.) The French nation h d learned to appreciate the worth of the English army ; its talus was known and appreciated all over Europe. Now, however, they had no further resort to arms. Between France and England there should n ow ex i st a perpetual al liance-41'11e illustrious Duke laid an emphasis upon the words " alliance perpetuelle," which brought down a thunder ofapplause.l Unanimity should now pervade their councils. Ali er some few further observations, the Noble Duke, alluding, as we imagined, to tl.e hospitality with which he was at that moment treated in company with the Duke of Wellington, said that he hoped yet one of these da}s to take his revenge (revanche) of the Noble Duke in France. The illustrious and Gallant Duke sat down, after drinking " The health of the British Army, and more particularly of its great General, the Duke of Wellington."—(Thunders of applause.) The Duke of WELLINGTON returned thanks. The LORD MAYOR then gave " The Lord Chancellor and the Peers of England." The LORD CHANCELLOR returned thanks, and observed that in the splendid hospitalities with which they had thet day been entertained he saw an evidence that the science, the arts, and the commerce of the City of London were making rapid advances. The illustrious foreigners who honoured them that day with their company must, he felt sure, return highly gratified with al! that they had witnessed. The following toasts were then succesevely given : " The Lord Archbishop of Cantcrbury and the B'shops ;" " The Sp: aker of the House of Commons and the Commons of England;" "Prosperity to the City of London and the trade t hereof. " The Duke of RICHMOND then proposed a bumper toast to the health of the Lady Mayoress.—(Cheer!.) He was a married man himself, and he knew the happiness which at tended the marriage state, and he believed that the Lord Mayor bad fully equal grounds with himself to congratulate himself upon the value of a good wife.—( Cheers.) The toast was drunk with all the honours, and briefly ac knowledged by the Lord Mayor. After which, at about eleven o'clock, the company departed. THE FETE AT CAMBRIDGE HOUSE The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge gave a state ball last evening at Cambridge [ louse, Piccadilly. 'The suite of state rooms on the first floor were all opened on the occasion, and were fitted with the utmost elegance and taste. On the south side of the mansion are three rooms, opening ensuite—the yellow drawing room, and the east and west drawing-rooms. The first of these apartmtn!s is h ung with yell )w da mas k an d go ld , an d t h e furniture is of the s am e colour. In the middle of the room, between candelabra, was a very large china vase, havirg in the centre a portrait, highly finished, o f hi s M t j esty t h e Ki ng of Pruss i a , and on the opposite side a p a i n ti ng o f t h e R oya l Arms o f Prussia, with the cre s t on e i t f er s id e. T he vase stood on a a warble table supported by gilt composite pilasters. The yellow draw ing room separates the east and west drawing-rooms, the dra panedgso,ldso.fas, and furniture of which arc of rich crimson satin The West drawing-room has a large picture of the Em press o f R uss i a, an d a young Prince and Princess o f the Im perial Family ; portraits of the Duke of Cambridge, Prince George, and th e Princess Augusta of Cambridge, the Princess Mary of C am b r id ge, and som fine pictures, including o ne, th e subject of w hi c h i s a " Greek Wedding." The gold . cup placed on a table in this room. It is very pre sented by his late Majesty to the Duchess of Cambridge, was ornamented, and has cngraven on it the cipher of . her . Highness, surmounted by a Coronet, and also the initials of the late King, encircled by the Garter, and surmounted by the Crown ; round this cup were several beautiful albums. a corner of this room was a marble bust of the Landgrave. Fre derick of Hesse Cassel (brother of the Duchess of Cambridge) finely chased_ and on a marble pedestal, highly polished, and on the opposite corner was a china vase , pa i nted with flowers. Cl ose to the windows was an elegant writing table, behind which was placed a beautif u l G oth i c screen, having the arms of Great Britain, Hanover, and Hesse Cassel executed in painted glass, while opposite to it, rising from the back of the table was an assemblage of the choicest flowers or plants, among which were inserted a collection of cabinet pictures and miniatures, one of the Landgrave Frederick being among them. The flowers formed a complete garland or border round the pi c tures. Two large cabinets in this room, of white and gold, were filled with paintings on porcelain and articles of vertu, and the tables exhibited collections of medals and miniatur es , in eluding those of his late M a j esty i n hi s coronation robes f the Duke of Wellington, and of Prince Frederick William of Hesse Cassel, brother of the D uc h ess , and a great variety of choice and interesting works of art in gold an d silver. - The east drawing room contains a very fi ne p i cture of " St. Cecilia," and a choice collection of pictures by German artists; here also etas placed on a pedestal a marble bust of the late Duke of Kent. In addition to the magnificent pier glasses which this room has, in common with the west drawing room, large mirrors occupied each side of the apartment:' Gold candelabra, with wax lights, were placed before th e p i ers. The ball room, which is on the north side of the mansion, is entered by the east drawing room. A temporary orchest ra was erected for the quadrille band, and fronting the orchestra, at the other end of the room, was the platform for the royal family, w i t h seats of crimson satin and gold. From the middl e o f the ceil ing was suspended a splendid chandelier of th e l argest size and of great brilliancy, with smaller chandeliers on each side Branches and side lights were displayed in the greatest per. fusion, so that the illumination of this apartment was per. fectly looth dazzling.iortrait of. On G c o o n rg e o si t d h e o oFfoutlriteh,r9inomthweasrohhuonsgof the afull- Ga'rer, by Sir Thomas Lawrence, between a full-length portrait of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambries.e, by Raichman, and a full length portrait of the King of Pr'us sia, by Kruger. Communicating with the ball room is the boud o i r , a small hilt very elegant apartment ; • the roof is arched, and divided into ompar ments, pannels . and . all the mouldings arc richly car, ed and gilt ; the furn i ture i s blue and . ‘ ;; . old • A mi.. niature statue of George the Third, in gold, in n.is. coronation robes ; a small statue of George the Fourth ; miniatures and msdallions of Qu. en CliaCotie, the late Dcke of York, and ther ,nembers a the R.,yal Family, were among th e o bj ects of curio s ity and intei est with which the tab l e; and the room were covered. Oi.c table was appropriated to a very boaati. VI toilette service of silver gilt. A.l an erootn acikiining the west dr.twing room completed the suite of state rooms ; the whole of them are adorned with cornices richly carved and gilt, and were very brilliantly m u _ mitiated with cot-2 lilts chandeliers, 'tithes, candelabra, a n d branches, while in all the recesses, and also at the bottom of the grand staircase, were every variety of flowers and plants THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1838 tastefully arranged and displayed. The balcony in front of the house, which communicates with all the rooms on the south side, was also filled with flowers. Refreshments were served during the evening in the library, Portraits of the Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince George and Princess Augusta of Cambridge—of George the Third, George the Fourth, Louis X VIII., and the Grand Duke of Streilitz, ornamented this room, which also contained a marble bust of the Duke of Cambridge. The band of the Coldstream regiment of Foot Guards was in attendance in the front court-yard, and received her Ma jesty and the members of the Royal Family on their arrival, with " God save the Queen." The Princess Sophia Matilda, attended by Lady Alicia Gordon, arrived shortly before ten o'clock ; the PrincessiAu gusta, attended by Miss Vyse and Sir Benjamin Stephenson; and the Duchess of Gloucester, attended by Lady Caroline Legge and Colonel Sir Samuel G. Higgins, arrived soon afterwards. Their Royal Highnesses were received in the hall by Miss Kerr, Lady Caroline Campbell, and Baron Knesebeck, who conducted the Princesses to the state rooms. The Duke de Nemours, the Duke of Saxe Coburg, Duke of Nassau, the Hereditary Prince and Prince Maurice of Nassau, and the Duke of Sussex (attended by Lord John Churchill) came, with their respective suites. Her Majesty arrived a few minutes before eleven o'clock, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, the Princess flohenlohe, and the Prince of Leiningerr. In her Majesty's su;te were—the Duchess of Sutherland, Marchioness of Tavistock, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Hon. Miss Cocks, Marquis of Conyngham, Lord Byron, Hon. C. A. Murray, and Colonel Buckley. Her Ma: jesty wore the riband and jewel of the Order of the Garter, and was received on alighting from her carriage by the Duke and Prince George of Cambridge, Earl of Albemarle, Hon. Colonel Cavendish, and Lord Alfred Paget. Hrr Majesty took the arm of the Duke of Cambridge, and at the top of the grand staircase was received by the Duchess of Cam bridge, accompanied by the Princess Augusta of Cambridge. Within ten minutes after her Majesty's arrival the Queen and the Royal party entered the ball room. Strauss's band immediately played " God save the Queen," sets for qua drilles were formed, and dancing commenced. Later in the evening their Serene Highnesses Prince Ernest of Hesse Pnillippsthal, and Prince Christian of Holstein, at tended by M. de Bille (Danish Minister to the Hanseatic cities) and Count G. de Blucher, arrived. The whole of the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers Extraordinary and resi dent who were present at the grand city dinner, afterwards came to the ball, with their numerous suites. COURT CIRCULAR. Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of her Ma• jcsty. - The Queen Dowager left town shortly b3fo7e five o'clock yesterday afternoon for the Lodge in Bushy Park. Before leaving town her Ilaje3ty received visits from the following members of the Royal Family, who called at Marlborough House to take leave of her Majesty :—The Rincess Augusta, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge. Her Majesty was attended by the Marchioness of Wellesley and the Hon. Miss Mitchell. The Portuguese Ambassador Extrccreir•ary. Lord Kintcre, and Mr. Bannerman, had interviews yesterday with Viscount Melbourne in Downing-street. A deputation, headed by the Earl of Burlington, had an intervidw with. Lord John Russell yesterday, at the Home office. Sir Richard Bourke and Mr. Neville had intcrviews yesten day with . Lord Gleaelg, at the Colonial office. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS, Colonel an Lady Alice Fonton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from their scat nem- Newmarket; Sir John M. Duckworth, Bart., at ditto, from his seat ne Exet,r ; Lor 1 Carew, at dirt-;. f.'om his seat in Ireland ; La ly Palmer, at ditto, from Sum y ; Mr. and M:s Heywood, at ditto, fo n America ; the Rev. J. and Lady Cecil Dele fieti, at Mivart's Hotel, Brook -street, from their seat i H , its ; Baron and Baroness Dimsdale, and Miss Di:Ls:lair, at ditto, from their s2at CamptHd-place, Herts ; Count Zichy, at ditto, fri.m Paris; Gener.il rt -,tiqo, from a tour; IL Baskerville, Esq., at ditto, from his seat in Wilts ; the Rev. J. and Miss Beothby, at ditto, from h •ir seat Ashbourne Hall, Derby ; the Earl of Dalhousie, a - the Burlington thud, Cork and Burlington-streets, from w;ekshire; Sir Thomas Thompson, at ditto, from Surrey ; the Countess of Coventry, at ditto, front Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Addington, in Lower Seymour-street, from New Park, Wilts ; Mr. and Mrs. 'Dennistoun, from Southampton ; Lord Willoughby de Broke, in Hill-street, from Cowes, Isle of Wigbt ; Lord and Lady George Poulet, at the Marquis of Winchester's, Cavendish-square ; Sir Edw. Bulwtr, Bart., M. P., in the Albany, from Kenilworth, Hers ; Lord and Lady Kinnaird, in Grosvenor -street; Mr. Hlll and the Hon. Mrs. Hall and family, at Lord Bridport's, Wimpole street. from Somerset ; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Man. tiers Sutton, in Charles -street, from Norfolk ; Captain Van- Jeleur, in St. James's-, from Hampton Court ; Mr. and Mrs. Estcourt and family, in Hobart-place East, Belgrave-square; the Earl of March, in Portland-place, from Newmarket ; Lord and Lady Somers, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from the P.iory, Reigate ; the Duke de Polignamo and the Mar quis Serra G..rau, at Long's !Ltd, Bend -street, from Naples ; Colonel and Mrs. F , -;rquhanson, at ditto, from Royal Barracks, Dublin ; J. Meichlam, Eig., and Mrs. Meichlam, at ditto, from Leamington; Mrs. Campbell, at ditto, from ditto ; F. Gordon, Esq , and Mrs. Gordon, at ditto, from ditto; Thos. Co2ksedge, Esq., and Mrs. Cocksedge, at ditto, from Bury ; J. Fullerton, Esq., J. Fullerton, Esq., jun., and Mrs. Fuller ton, at ditto, from Southampton ; Messrs. Baring, Ogilvy, Longo, an d H ar di ng, at di tto; John Van Buren, - Esq., and A. Clarke, Esq., at ditto, from the United Stases ; H. Fra zer, Esq., NeWtown, at ditto. DEPARTURES. Mrs. and the Misses Hawkes, from Long's Hotel, for Dudley; Loftus Tottenham, Esq., and Mrs. Tottenham, from ditto, for Ireland the Right Hon. H. Stuart, W. Stuart, , Esq., M. P., and Mrs. Stuart, from ditto, for Dromana ; Messrs, Corbelly, Harper, Bastard, and Livingston, from ditto ; the Countess of Lovelace, from St. James's-square, for Tunbridge Wells ; Lord and Lady Kinnaird, from the Burlington Hotel, Cotk and Burlington-streets, for their seat in Scotland ; Count Hamilton, from ditto, for the Continent ; the Right Hon. Si; Harford Jones Bridges, from ditto, for his eat in Radnorshire ; Mr. William Wyndham and family, from ditto, for their scat near Salisbury, Wilts ; Colonel Patrick son, from ditto, for Buxton ; Captain Via, from ditto, for Harrogate; the Right Hon. N. Ball, from ditto, for Ireland; Sir Nigel Griesley, from ditto, for his seat in Derby s hi re; Baron Camile de Lotzbeck, from ditto, for St. Petersburgh ; M. de Nardin, from ditto, for Paris ; General Sharpe, M.P., and Mrs. Sharpe, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's -street, for their seat in Scotland; the Marquis Da Lavaletta, from ditto, for the Continent; Colonel Webb, for Bristol; the Duke of Norfolk, from St. James's-square, for his seat Arundel Castle, Sussex ; the Earl of Cadogan, from Picca dilly, for Broadstairs ; Lord Lowther, M. P., from Carlton House-terrace, for Brighton. Parliamentary Electors in Cities and Boroughs entitled under the Reform Act, will lose their votes for the next year, unless they pay, on or before the 20th of July instant, all the poor's rates (and window tax, if any) payable from them, in respect of their premises previously to the 6th of April last. County voters must send in their claims by the 20th of July instant. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager drove out in the parks yesterday in her pony phaeton and pair with outriders, and ap. peared out of mourning for his late Majesty. Her Majesty will not, it is understood, take her departure for Malta until the second week in October, when the Hastings, Captain Loch, which conveyed the Earl and Countess of Durh&m, and suite, to Canada, will take cut her Ma jesty to the Mediterranean. The Hastings was splendidly fitted up for Lord Durham, and will afford ample accommodation to the Queen Dowager and her household. Marshal Soult, on his first arrival in London, did not, it is said, at all comprehend the cordial reception which he met with from the English populace, and it had not, therefore, the effect of moving a muscle; blot now that the gallant veteran is better acquainted with the character of the people, he receives their cheers with much satisfaction, and returns their salutations with great cordiality. Barham House, on the road to Cashiohury Park, f has been splendidly improved during the last few years by Lord North land. George Robins intimates that itapiovelie, Vie delightful scene at the Earl of Essex's. 4t is to be s Itt , tagVThoi s ilh, and on the self samo.say Wadhurst Castle, nat. to To ridge Wells, the most delight_ ful of its vicinage, is also to undergo the uncertainte of the hammer. His Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours dined with his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex on Thursday evening, at K ens ington Palace. Yesterday his Royal Highness and party had a wh;te bait breakfast at Greenwich, and returned to town by the railroad. Highness will leave for Paris on the 18th instant. H. s Royal The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch gave a grand dinner yesterday, at Montagu House. The marriage between the Hon. Captain Hood and Lady Mary Hill, the daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Dc - o i shire, will be solemnised . the first week in August. i A marriage s said to be on the tapis between the Hon. C. F. Ponsonby , eldest so n of the newly created Baron de Morley, and r the llon. Miss Ponsonby, daughter of Viscount Duncannon, and sister to the Countess of Kerry. D es patches were received yesterday from Sir George Gipps, the Governor of New South Wales. D es patches, dated Feb. 23, were received yesterday at the India Board from Lord Auckland, the Governor-General of India. Mr. Humphery paired off on Monday last with Mr. Burr, h av i n g been appointed on a deputation from th e c i ty to Ireland. Earl Bruce, having received her Majesty's writ to summon him to sit in this Parliament, by the title of Ilaroi; Bruce, was, on Thursday evening, intrAnced into the Hol:s.! of Lords, in the usual manner, and took the cut hs and his seat. EAST INDIA HOUSE.—Nothing of any public in terest or importance took place yesterday at the East India House after our Reporter left. POLITICAL ASSOCIATION.—At the ordinary weekly meeting of trades' delegates, and several other persons friendly to Radical principles, held in the Tenters' Committee Rooms, Wallace cJurt, it was agreed that an Asoociation be Domed to coop; rate with o th e r societies throughout the kingdom, for the purpose of urging such measures - on the attention of the Government as, on folowing out their principles, they were cal ed on to advance. It was stated that, having cleared all the expenseaattending the late demonstration, the banquet, &c. they were free of debt, and they had several pounds in the Treasurer's hands, and had, bcs!des, property in hustings, &e. amounting to upwards 01'32/. air. Purdie remarked, that this seas more than any Whig or Tory Committee could boast of at the present t i me.—Glasgow Argus. APOTHECARIES HALL—Names of gentlemen to whom the Court of Examiners granted certificates of qualification on Thursday :—Frederick George Reed, Mile-end; James Kenyon, Liver. pool; Edtvard Glover Coleby, North Walsham, Norfolk ; 'Thomas tVil. Liam Baker Kirkby, Leamington Spa ; William Abel Rackham, Nor. ( LONDON : SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1838. In the House of Commons yesterday a discussion en sued on a motion of Mr. LANGDALE in the Committee on the Prisons' Bill, which is worth notice. The influx of Roman Catholics, or their increase in the country, notwithstanding their religion is still much more perse cuted than patronise:l by the State, causes several of the g lois in oar popular diitrict3 to be tenautel by many of them. In the borough gaol of Liverpool, according to Mr. THORNELY, of 214 prisoners there were 174 Roman Catholics. In the Cold Bath Fields prison, Mr. HAWES stated, there are one hundred and fifty Ro man Catholics confined. Mr. LANGDALE'S proposition was that in all gaols where there are on the average 50 Catholic prisoners, some provision shall be made for their spiritual instruction. It was properly and forcibly argued that a gaol is now a place of reformation as well as of punish ment, and that it was the duty of the State, which im prisons Catholics as well as Protestants, to employ spiritual, as well as other means, to reform them. It was admitted on all hands, that even in prisons, Roman Catholics could not be .constrained to attend the reli gious instruction of the ministers of the Established Church ; and the friends of the motion, therefore, contended that the State ought, at the public expense, to provide ti e Catholics with ministers of their own persuasion. The motion was, however, opposed, and ultimately withdrawn, to be brought forward on a future occasion. Both Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Sir ROBERT PEEL seem to have been taken by surprise. Though one is, and the other has been, Secretary of State for the Home Department, neither of them ever seems to have considered what was to become of the Catholics whom they, as the executive officers of the law, consign to gaol. For the morals and for the improvement of the libertine or profligate members of the Establishment a pro vision is made—the Roman Catholics may reform or remain corrupt, as they please. Neither of these States men, however, who were far from making a brilliant ap pearance on this occasion, opposed the motion on the sec tarian grounds which some of the Right Hon. Baronet's followers took up. He seems simply not to have been prepared for it, and never to have considered the subject. Lord JOHN RUSSELL was apprehensive the provision, if made, might interfere with the discipline of the gaol. Messrs. KNIGHTLEY, SANDON, DARBY, PALMER, and ESTCOURT, considered that the Established Church would be endangered by the innovation, which would be cer tainly ruined if the morals of one prisoner were improved without its instrumentality. The Church, then, according to its friends stands as much in the way of reforming cri minals as of extending freedom. It impedes political re form, as witness Ireland ; it generates hostility in the land, as witness almost every parish ; it encourages fanaticism, as witness Canterbury ; it promotes the worst kind of ig norance, as witness the character of the rural population with the richest Church in the world ; and it is now proved that it cannot even reform a Catholic criminal. The Dissenters are not so averse from the doctrines of the Church of England as the Roman Catholics, and for this there is a good reason. We can readily comprehend the repugnance of a Roman Catholic to listen for a moment to the instructions of a Minister of the Church of England who has ever read the Bishop of EXETER'S speeches—the tirades delivered at Exeter Hall—the denunciations of the O'SULLIVAN and M‘GHEE Clergy, or even entered the Church of a MORTIMER, or any other of our polemical divines. By the furious tirades in which our Clergy indulge against their brethren of the Roman Catholic Church, whom they so closely resemble, they impede their own usefulness. If they were to exhibit more of the charity of Christianity, and less of the intolerance of Judaism, there is no reason why the Roman Catholics should not as readily receive their moral instructions as the Dissenters. They profess a com mon Christianity and a common morality. The weight of the law, the loss of character, the exclusion from friends, the opprobrium of the world, fall as heavily on Roman Catholic as on Protestant culprits. The hopes of pardon for penitence, of lengthened life and happier days from better behaviour, the fear of death and the hope of life after death, must be as strong in one as the other, and both must be equally susceptible of improvement, by an appeal to their moral feelings, let it come from whom it may. Why should not the clergy of the Establishment then lay aside polemics to make themselves useful to the Catholics who are in gaol ? It does no credit to the character of our . clergy that they have lost all moral power —even over the criminals of the Roman Catholic faith. The conduct of the people during the continued festix al kept up in this metropolis for the last fifteen days has been the general theme of praise and admiration. On no great occasion did they ever exhibit the English character in such a favourable light. They have committed to breach of order or decorum—they have assisted at ti.e different fetes as if they had an allotted duty to perform, respecting the constituted authorities, and, un -I:k3 some called their superiors, respecting the reure sentatives of foreign Sovereigns at the Court of their QUEEN. The passing scenes have reminded many of those which occurred twenty-four years ago, when the Sove reigns themselves visited this singular island ; but there is a mighty contrast, and one, too, which reflects great credit both on prince and people. We have no rejoicings now over a fallen enemy—no hootings at the SOVEREIGN— no discord between branches of the Royal Family, entailing discord through every class in the kingdom, but rejoicings that ancient foes meet together as friends ; that the Representative of a nation which the CROKER party calls our national enemy—the Representatives of the Autocrat of Russin—of the GRAND TURK, and of our na tural allies, Holland and Portugal, receive a hearty we'_ come, discriminated only by the personal merits of the respective Ambassadors. Since that period, too, what changes have occurred in The politic.d Constitution S, of this country—changes which the same party fore. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning 58 minutes after 7 I Evening ck: Ty F _IA SUN CONTINUES TO PUBLISH THE EXTRAORDINARY EDITION, G 0 L D, IN GIVING ALL THE DETAILS OF THE CORONATION-THE FAIRS, REJOICINGS, AND EVERY PAR TICULAR OF INTEREST CON NECTED WITH THIS AUGUST CEREMONY. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We still find it impossible to print fast enough to supply the immense demand for the Golden Sun; but we are working night and day to effect that object, and the sale will be continued until every order is executed. Our Country Agents may rely on being supplied as rapidly as the tedious and complicated Process by which the Golden Sun is produces will enable us. PRICE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY EDI TION OF THE " SUN." In answer to numerous enquiries and correspondents, we beg leave to state that the price of the Golden Sun, whether of Thursday, June 28th, or the Extraordinary Edition, dated July Ist, has been, and is, One Shilling. SUN qffice, 112, Strand, London. 7 tie publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 30 minutes past Three o' Clock, told would endanger the Throne—destroy the Church— render anything like regular Government impracticahle, and end in foreign war, or in the lawless of a fierce democracy. In every instance, the l'orei g o Ambassadors can tell their Sovereigns these predietiozr; have been falsified. There is no throne in Europe so se cure, or so much respected, as that of the British QUEEN ; and all the countless bayonets that bristle around NICHOLAS, or any of the old members of the Holy Alliance, could not preserve the order, or pro vide half the security, which have been provided by the people themselves on the present occasion. Well might Sir R. PEEL say, after he hdd seen the working of the Reform Bill, Lat our institutions were perfectly safe in the keeping of the British people, and as to the practiem hility of the Government, he must have had some proof of it yesterday, when the Government which turned him out—which was forced upon the SOVEREIGN by the good sense of the nation —was proposed as a toast by. the first Magistrate of the City, nod received with loud applause in the presence of all the representatives of Europe. WELLINGTON, too, must have had some proof of the peaceable di-position of the people from the shouts in Guildhall, wi,ieh scaled the bond of friendship be tween him and Marshal SOULT, the warlike Representa tives of two countries that had so long deluged the world with blood. Another grand Coronation takes place this year (we mention it not to draw an invidious distinction, but to verify the effects of good Government), and we will leave Prince ESTERHAZY to mark the contrast between what he has seen in London and what he will witness at Milan, when the Iron Crown of Lombardy is placed on the head of his master. Yesterday was a proud day for the City of London, and a memorable clay for the annals of civilization. We do not speak of the aldermanic luxuries, though they might per haps be greater than ever Aldermen before witnessed ; nor of the sp'endid illumination of the fine old Gothic Hall, though that surpassed all the marvels that ever Eastern poets fancied ; but of the meeting there, in peace and friendliness, of the two greatest mill_ tary heroes now alive, and of their mutually and sincerely complimenting each ether, and mutually ex pressing a desire that the peace which now so happily unites the two nations may be eternal, like the two beau tiful, and fertile, and neighbouring lands which the AL MIGHTY has assigned them for dwelling-places. Well did his Royal Highness the Doke of SUSSEX begin the after-dinner addresses, by alluding to the subject ; and well did Lord MELBOURNE follow it up, though he took no credit to himself, as he might, for what he has done to establish that general peace in which we have all a right to exult. Well, too, did the Royal Duke allude to the conduct of our people, as admirably calculated to im press on our Illustrious guests the high value of our national freedom. England was yesterday honoured by many just encomiums, and the union of that day, with the rest of the fort;vities of the Coronation, will make her more than ever respected amongst the nations. Everywhere her power has long been fit, out now only ore her Civic virtues becoming known. Cor dially do we echo,if cue may be permitted, the Christian wish for perpetual peace of the Princes and Nobles who yester day honoured the City of London with their company ; and if that wish be realised, the great feast of the Foreign Am bas,adors in the Guildhall of London on July 13, 1838, will hereafter be regarded as the mark of a memorable epoch in the history of the human race. We a Jain publish to-dad, and shall repeat every Satur day, an authentic statecient of the price of sugar, whi c h show s the effect of the b oun t y , in taxing people. Seven teen shilling; per cwt., f or examp l e, is thc the addition which that bounty makes to the price of the poor man's treacle, though some can ti ng opponents of the priaciplcs of free trade allege the advantage of the poor man in getting treacle at a cheap rate,as a reason for taxing the rest of tbe, community by the bounty, and forcing them to eat sLu g uall - poison. We hope to be abl e t o supp l y our readers t.Areeklv with the acco un t s o f some ot h er markets, cqhendc and equally i ns t ruc ti ve. Aut The repeated postpat of the Mails n ailway's Bill, which oug h t to have been comm;i.ted o three weeks ago, has led—not unnaturally we coafess—t o the suppo sition that it is not intended to be proceeded with this Session. There is, however, no ground in fact for this supposition. Ministers are, we have reason to believe, fully determined to go on with this important Bill, and the apparent dilatoriness which has taken place with respect to it., is probably to be attributed to the great pressure of public business, as well as to a conviction thn.t the measure, not admitting of much discussion, may at any time be passed in the course of a few days. But whatever excuse there may be for the delay, we cannot help regretting- it, and expressing our hope that the Bill may get into Committee on Monday next, the day for which it now stands. Further postponement can hardly fail to damage the measure materially. We find that one consequence of tae concession mado by the Government in withdrawing the clauses empower ing the Postmaster -General to run Post -office en gines and carriages on the Railways, has been to make the Railway people advance their pretensions. They have discovered that it is desirable to have the pi in ciple recognized in the Bill, that the arbitrator s bctweeu the Post-office and the Companies shall, in making their awards, take into account not only the expense of con veyance on the railroad, but the outlay in the construc tion of the road itself ! This is truly a modest demand. The trial-coaches pay no tolls. Not a farthing is contri buted out of the public purse for the use of any road re quired fn- the public service. But now that the KING'S highway has been superseded by another de scription of road, sanctioned, be it remembered, lay the Legislature, solely on the plea of publi c advan tage 0), the whole rationale of the thing is changed. It is found out that it is just and fair that the public shuld pay for th e pr i v il eges which it grants, and that th o ose who ob ta'n the privileges should also obtain something more, viz., a little of John Bull's hard cash. Where will the impu dence and avarice of monopolists end ? Some wiseacres have ventured to say that it is now too late to legislate for the Railways sanctioned by A cts of which have beginthe Legislature, and that the things now proposed to be done ought tfl.ave been done w h en t h e Bills were before Parliamhent. That is neither more nor less than to say that the Imperial Legislature which is competent to alter and repeal other laws according to its own will and pleasure, has no such power as regards Railway laws! Oh, no That would be an axnvdithwhpaitivantoet. proltperwtya,s': however, not considered an interference with pri aunrporbeebeetrleyn;ed,, a s p interferenceol ia tion," vote property, for a few persons to lay their heads together, for the purpose of taking, willy-nilly, the house or lands of any man in the kingdom, by which they imagined they could put money into their own pockets, arid then come to Parliament for its sanction and authority to carry their project into effect, with the most solemn asseverations that they had no object in view but the "Tublic good." In this stage of the business all was smooth and promising. Had any one then Inentioned such ill - condition e d words as "spoliation" a-d " robbery," he would have been set down as worse than a heathen, and an enemy to the " public! good." Yet those very gentlemen, formerly so 'zealous f or the interest of the p u bli c, row roar that they are robbed and plund ere d if the Legislature presutne authority, i n or d er to compel the to interp ose it s m to p er f orm t h e i r en garments to th e p u bli c Before closing these le narks priety o f i ntroducing a clause it; , we would suggest the pro to the pres en t Bill , to pro pvide for thf: du.,!inspection of th e arch es across railways by ers.ms of competent ability, in orde r to prevent such ac cidents as t h at which occurred the otlici day on the Lon don 11.1 d Birmingham Lane. no prorogation of the French Chambers took place on Thursday. The Cabinet has thus secured to itself some months of b-e,ithiog time, during which it is not likely that anything wig occur to endanger its stability. 09 W's:dres;lay the Tribunal of First Instance pro nounced the Royal decree, bestowin,r, the Ch a t eau an d Wood of Eunuen uro i the Duke IYAu mALE, f ourth son of the K;ng th 3 Frenelt,iileqal, and deeid.,d that the Doke should restor e this prepATiy to the L aion Gf Honour. The Duke claimed the elw.teau v.'ood or I . l couen as the rightf u l heir of the Princ v of CuNDli ; and the ]Legion of Honour a 3 having obtained a - ritnt or it in pc petui _, ,~ ~_. 1h...... - ' 7l .t . *' • f.la me I c„, WITH WHICH THE " TRUE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED. "~~;~ I